A dynamic checklist of the Western Palearctic butterflies hyperlinked to the original descriptions
at species, genus and family level
(Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea)
Parnassius phoebus ssp. crocedominensis Nardelli & Sala, 1986. Natura Alpina 37(2): 33-42.
TL: Prealpi bresciane (Lombardy, N Italy).
Notes
(1)
To stabilize the prevailing usage of the name phoebus Fabricius, 1793 (as required by the Art. 75.6), the ICZN, Opinion 2488 (Case 3767) designates a neotype : male, labeled “Altai, Ongudai”, “к. Авинова” (in Russian; translation = “c[ollection] of Avinoff ”), “Chosen as prospective | Neotype of Papilio phoebus | Fabricius, 1793 | INS_LEP_0000940”, deposited in the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 80(1): 71-73. (url)
(2)
List of the taxa not found in the Western Palearctic: P. phoebus phoebus Fabricius, 1793 ; P. phoebus apricatus Stichel, 1906 ; P. phoebus golovinus Holland, 1930 ; P. phoebus nikolaii Asahi, Kanda, Kawata et Kohara, 1999 ; P. phoebus interposita Herz, 1903 ; P. phoebus sedakovii [Ménétriès], [1850] ; P. phoebus sauricus Lukhtanov, 1999 ; P. phoebus corybas Fischer de Waldheim, 1824 ; ...
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New taxon: Papilio delius hansi.
Bryk F. 1929.
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New taxon: Papilio phoebus eisneri.
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New taxon: Papilio phoebus vorbrodti.
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New taxon: Papilio delius.
Eisner C. 1957.
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New taxon: Parnassius phoebus savoieensis.
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New taxon: Papilio phoebus.
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Lepidopterischen Charivari vom Gerstaecker der Entomologie. Entomologisches Wochenblatt (Insekten-Börse) 24(46): 199. (url)
New taxon: Parnassius phoebus styriacus, Parnassius phoebus cervinicolis.
Fruhstorfer H. 1921.
Neue Parnassius apollo Rassen. Entomologische Rundschau 38: 13-14 (url), 16-17 (url), 20-21 (url).
New taxon: Parnassius delius expectatus, Parnassius delius blachieri, Parnassius delius serenus, Parnassius delius confederationis.
Fruhstorfer H. 1921.
Neue Parnassius-Rassen. Entomologischer Anzeiger 1(8): 87-89. (url)
New taxon: Parnassius apollo hermiston.
Fruhstorfer H. 1922.
Eine neue Parnassius delius-Rasse aus der Tauernkette. Entomologische Rundschau 39: 11. (url)
New taxon: Parnassius delius hermiston.
Hemming F. 1934.
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New taxon: Parnassius phoebus palamedes.
Kirby W. F. 1871. A synonymic catalogue of diurnal Lepidoptera. London : John Van Voorst (Ed.). pp. 1-690.
New taxon: Parnassius intermedius uralensis.
Nardelli U. & Sala G. 1986.
Una nuova sottospecie de "Parnassius phoebus" Fabricius, 1793 (Lepidoptera, Parnassiinae) nelle Prealpi bresciane. Natura Alpina 37(2): 33-42. (url not available)
New taxon: Parnassius phoebus crocedominensis.
Ménétriès E. 1859.
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New taxon: Parnassius phoebus uralensis.
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Remarques sur Parnassius phoebus Fabricius [Lep. Papilionidae] et description d’une nouvelle sous-espèce. Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 41(16): 265-269. (url)
New taxon: Parnassius phoebus gazeli.
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New taxon: Parnassius phoebus sacerdos.
Turati E. 1932. Il Parco Nazionale Del Gran Paradiso. Vol. 3. (url not available)
New taxon: Parnassius phoebus paradisiacus.
Reference publications
Dupont P., Luquet G. C., Demerges D. & Drouet E. 2013. Révision systématique, taxinomique et nomenclaturale des Rhopalocera et des Zygaenidae de France métropolitaine. Conséquences sur l‘acquisition et la gestion des données d’inventaire. Rapport MMNHN-SPN 2013 - 19. pp. 1-201. (url)
Hanus J. & Theye M. L. 2010. Parnassius phoebus (Fabricius, 1793), a misidentified species (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo N.F. 31(1/2): 71-84. (url)
Hanus J. & Theye M. L. 2011. Supplements to «Parnassius phoebus (Fabricius, 1793), a misidentified species» (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo N.F. 32(1/2): 25-27. (url)
Hanus J. & Theye M. L. 2013. Les premiers Parnassius : histoire de leur découverte, de leur description et de l’erreur d’identification de Parnassius phoebus (Fabricius, 1793) (Lepidoptera : Papilionidae). Alexanor 25(6): 323-354.
ICZN. 2019. Case 3767: (Lukhtanov V. A., Pelham J. P., Cotton A. M. & Calhoun J. V.) Papilio phoebus Fabricius, 1793 (currently Parnassius phoebus; Insecta, Lepidoptera): proposed conservation of prevailing usage of the specific name and that of Doritis ariadne Lederer, 1853 (currently Parnassius ariadne) by the designation of a neotype. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 76(1): 14-22. (url)
2020. Comment 3767-1: (Korb, S. K.) Opposition to the conservation of prevailing usage of the specific name Papilio phoebus Fabricius, 1793 and that of Doritis ariadne Lederer, 1853 (currently Parnassius ariadne) by the designation of a neotype.
2021. Comment 3767-2: (Vane-Wright, R. I.) Support for the conservation of prevailing usage of the specific name Papilio phoebus …
2021. Comment 3767-3: (Bálint, Z.) More support for the conservation of prevailing usage of the specific name Papilio phoebus …
2021. Comment 3767-4: (Kosterin, O. E.) Support for the proposed conservation of the specific name Papilio phoebus …
2021. Comment 3767-5: (Wiemers, M.) Support for the conservation of prevailing usage of the specific name Papilio phoebus …
ICZN. 2023. Opinion 2488 (Case 3767). Papilio phoebus Fabricius, 1793 (currently Parnassius phoebus; Insecta, Lepidoptera): usage conserved for the specific name and that of Doritis ariadne Lederer, 1853 (currently Parnassius ariadne) by the designation of a neotype. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 80(1): 71-73. (url)